Sunday
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Swamp tour
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DBey7X9aOU&feature=player_embedded
On the way back to Atlanta, stopped at "Cajun tours" for a tour through the swamp and bayou lake. This was the best portion of the trip and I felt that I should seek out such unique experiences rather than go by the best sights that Fodors recommends for a place/ go to each of the 'best spots' at a place. The time I spent on the architecture of the place and on the fireworks could have been better used if I had sought out and found out such specific experiences that fit me the best.
I got a seat next to the guide, Myle ( as he resembles my colleague
Kyle and is more Mellowed and polite). He was clearly very knowledgable
about the ecosystem, about the alligators etc. When we started off, he
expressed the concern that there are too many tourist boats today and
the alligators might go hiding. So, he revved the motor up and started
taking the boat further inward
to increase the chances of seeing the alligator. On the way, he stopped as he saw a guy who was stranded in the middle of the river.
Then we moved on and we stopped as we saw the hide of the 'baconator' show up in the distance. This alligator got it's name as he ate a pig. A boat had once run over the baconator and it's back had been ripped open a year back. He had more or less got completely healed. Myle told us that alligators are being studied for their immunity as they have really good immunity.They live in really dirty
murky places but do not get infected.
Myle showed his skills with the alligator. He threw in a white marshmallow into the water and the gator came right to it and gobbled it in.
Next,
Myle put a hot dog on a stick and kept it high for the gator to jump and
have. These presented excellent photographic opportunities. After the
baconator, we saw another alligator. Further down, we saw a young
alligator who did the same standing up.
Suddenly, a fish jumped up into the air.
We got deeper into the swamp. The very unique ecosystem itself felt refreshing. While I was appreciating the nature around, Myle was explaining how the houses now require to be stilted 11 meters or so from the ground level as the hurricane Katrina had pulled the water that high. Clearly, we did not expect to see alligators in this narrow section. What we instead got to see was wild boars that were domesticated by the cajun tours. There were a few other boats as well and there is an
excellent vibe about everyone in the "Cajun Tours" crew.
More gumbos
Once done with the swamp tour, it was time for lunch and I had two gumbos for lunch - Seafood gumbo and crawfish creamy gumbo, both of which were really tasty and felt very healthy. Warm soup like yet thick gumbo. Then I just drove back.
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Swamp tour
---------------
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DBey7X9aOU&feature=player_embedded
On the way back to Atlanta, stopped at "Cajun tours" for a tour through the swamp and bayou lake. This was the best portion of the trip and I felt that I should seek out such unique experiences rather than go by the best sights that Fodors recommends for a place/ go to each of the 'best spots' at a place. The time I spent on the architecture of the place and on the fireworks could have been better used if I had sought out and found out such specific experiences that fit me the best.
to increase the chances of seeing the alligator. On the way, he stopped as he saw a guy who was stranded in the middle of the river.
Then we moved on and we stopped as we saw the hide of the 'baconator' show up in the distance. This alligator got it's name as he ate a pig. A boat had once run over the baconator and it's back had been ripped open a year back. He had more or less got completely healed. Myle told us that alligators are being studied for their immunity as they have really good immunity.They live in really dirty
murky places but do not get infected.
Myle showed his skills with the alligator. He threw in a white marshmallow into the water and the gator came right to it and gobbled it in.
Next,
Myle put a hot dog on a stick and kept it high for the gator to jump and
have. These presented excellent photographic opportunities. After the
baconator, we saw another alligator. Further down, we saw a young
alligator who did the same standing up.Suddenly, a fish jumped up into the air.
We got deeper into the swamp. The very unique ecosystem itself felt refreshing. While I was appreciating the nature around, Myle was explaining how the houses now require to be stilted 11 meters or so from the ground level as the hurricane Katrina had pulled the water that high. Clearly, we did not expect to see alligators in this narrow section. What we instead got to see was wild boars that were domesticated by the cajun tours. There were a few other boats as well and there is an
excellent vibe about everyone in the "Cajun Tours" crew.More gumbos
Once done with the swamp tour, it was time for lunch and I had two gumbos for lunch - Seafood gumbo and crawfish creamy gumbo, both of which were really tasty and felt very healthy. Warm soup like yet thick gumbo. Then I just drove back.
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